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This is a blog to follow the progress of Sprog (my daughter) and me as we enter the world of Age of Sigmar.

I’ve been into wargaming for a few years, I got into it as something to keep me out of trouble when Sprog was little. As most people do I started with warhammer fantasy but drifted away into other games later on.

Now that Age of Sigmar (AoS) is releasing a new edition just as Sprog is starting to show an interest in playing more complex games it seemed like and ideal time to jump in.

The blog will be a mix of both of our views of the game along with our progress on the hobby side of things too, and hopefully a few battle reports as we get into it as well.

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